St Mary Parish Grand Forks, ND 58201


	Founded:1915 St Mary Parish 216 Belmont Rd Grand Forks, ND 58201 Phone: (701) 775-9318 Fax: (701) 775-7568 A Parish of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo ND

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Pastoral Council

St. Mary's 2012 Pastoral Council Members

Harold Narlock - Chairperson
Russ Prochko - Vice Chair
Angela Scheett - Secretary
Dale Rivard - Lay Director
Stacy Evens - Lay Director
Paul Helgeson
George "Judd" McKinnon
Dave Gilbert
Dana Hillebrand
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St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � April 4, 2013

Council Members Present: Dana Hillebrand, Harold Narlock, Angela Scheett, Dale Rivard � Lay Director, Fr. Dan Mrnarevic � Ex Officio

Staff Present: Fr. Bill Callery, Don Palmiscno, Deacon Sam Pupino, Ellen Rose, Virgie Wilson

Others Present: Laurel Ann Dukart, Therese Linnertz

I. Call to Order � Harold Narlock, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Fr. Bill Callery led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as submitted.

III. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: Fr. Dan thanked all ministries for helping with the Easter celebration. We had enough volunteers to do everything. All three Masses were well attended. There is an important meeting scheduled on April 17 to discuss the Future Fund. Members of Future are those individuals who have contributed $500 or more to the fund.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Don Palmiscno reported that five Junior High students are scheduled to attend the ND Junior High Youth Rally on April 6 in Langdon. He will be taking two 3^rd Grade students, their parents and teacher to work at �Feed My Starving Children� on April 7. April 10 the 2^nd Grade students will have First Reconciliation. The ticket sales for the Relay For Life quilt have been very good. About 40 books have been sold so far. The last regular class for 6^th-12^th Grade will be on May 1 and Preschool-5^th Grade will be on May 5 with 10:30 AM Mass. The 3^rd Grade class will have a Confirmation Retreat on May 8. Baccalaureate Mass is planned for 8:30AM on May 19. Confirmation will be at 12 noon on May 19 at St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center.

C. Knights of Columbus: Harold announced that the last KC Breakfast will be on April 28. They are getting ready for the State Convention; Larry Roch and Tony Scheett are delegates for the meeting.

D. Altar Society: Laurel Ann Dukart reported that the Altar Society served 340 adults and 14 children for the Palm Sunday Dinner. They have earmarked $10,000 for the St. Mary�s Building Fund. Since work is being done in the kitchen to replace the floor, the Altar Society decided to have the walls and ceiling painted, as well. Ye Olde Painters gave a quote of $325 for the walls and $540 for the ceiling. Painting will start on May 8. The Valley 4000 Birthday Party will be on April 30. They will serve Baccalaureate as planned. The final meeting before the summer will be on May 6 with Mass and Installation of Officers.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: Ellen Rose announced that she and Don Palmiscno are working on getting a Young Families Group together, which will include Family Fun Nights.

F. Liturgy Committee: Virgie Wilson thanked everyone for their efforts during Holy Week. The next Liturgy Committee meeting will be on April 23. She requested that ushers be present at the meeting. Crowning of Mary will be done at the 10:30 AM Mass on May 5. Another Parish Mission is being planned for Lent next year, March 30-April 1, 2014. They are looking for more people to be Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers, especially during the summer months. The Time and Talent sheets are being prepared for September. Also in September, Dr. Petroc Willey will be here for a presentation on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This will be on September 12 with supper at 5:30 PM and presentation from 6:30-8:30 PM.

G. Health Ministry: Don announced that the cost to rent mannequins from the Red Cross for CPR training is $10-15/mannequin/night. Harold is still checking about renting mannequins from Altru, though they don�t usually rent them. The other option would be to purchase our own. The cost for two adult and two child mannequins, as well as two AED simulators, would be about $700. We would then just need to upkeep the equipment.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Fr. Dan announced that Kindergarten Roundup had about 30 kids. Ellen requested that Michelle Emineth be asked to come to the May Parish Council meeting or write a report. We still need another Board Member from St. Mary�s.

IV. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: Fr. Dan stated that the next meeting will be on April 16. They have the outline of the Centennial Book determined; it will be about 60-70 pages. Alyce Stokke is putting it together. In addition, a new pictorial directory will be started Fall 2014.

V. New Business � Don thanked Virgie for all that she does for the Parish.

VI. Fr. Dan led the group in closing prayer.

VII. Adjournment � The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � March 7, 2013

Council Members Present: Judd McKinnon, Harold Narlock, Russ Prochko, Angela Scheett, Dale Rivard � Lay Director, Fr. Dan Mrnarevic � Ex Officio

Staff Present: Don Palmiscno, Deacon Sam Pupino, Virginia Wilson

Others Present: Laurel Ann Dukart

I. Call to Order � Harold Narlock, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. Virginia Wilson led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as submitted.

III. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: Fr. Dan announced that the Chrism Mass will be on Tuesday, March 26, in Fargo. He also stated that he is supervising the furnishing of the new Calvary Cemetery South Chapel and would like to make it a St. Mary�s 3^rd Degree KC project.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Don Palmiscno reported that the Preschool-5^th grade students are saying a decade of the Rosary every day for Lent. Their parents are asked to send a coin for each decade said. The money will go to "Feed My Starving Children". The 3^rd grade confirmation students and their parents are going to work at the bagging for "Feed My Starving Children" the weekend of April 5-7. The 6^th-12^th grade students will present "The Living Stations" at 7 PM on Wednesday, March 20. The Junior High Youth Rally will be held in Langdon on Saturday, April 6. Don will be taking students to it. The 8^th-12^th grade students have received information about NCYC (National Catholic Youth Convention) November 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. They will meet Monday, March 10, to discuss ways to raise money to help pay for the trip. Don would like to have about 10 students attend. Several 6^th-12^th grade students have been quilting. They are making a quilt that will be raffled off on May 31 at the Relay For Life. Tickets ($1 each, $5 for 6) will be sold starting next week. There will be no RE classes on Wednesday, March 27, or Sunday, March 31, due to Holy Week and Easter.

C. Knights of Columbus: Harold announced that there will be a KC breakfast on March 17. The next KC breakfast will be on April 28.

D. Altar Society: Laurel Ann Dukart stated that the Altar Society is getting ready for the Palm Sunday Dinner. Their March meeting was changed to March 11 due to the bad weather.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: No report.

F. Liturgy Committee: Virginia Wilson stated that the Liturgy Committee will be meeting on March 19 to finalize plans for Holy Week. New banners were made, new candles were ordered, new booklets with a short version of the Stations of the Cross will be distributed to parishioners in nursing homes. On Holy Thursday, the people participating in the Washing of the Feet will include six KCs, two High School boys, and four non-KC men.

G. Health Ministry: Don asked if anyone knows of where to rent manequins and other equipment for CPR training. Virginia Esslinger would like to have another AED/CPR training session and the Red Cross no longer rents out the equipment.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: No report.

IV. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: Judd reported that there was a meeting this afternoon to discuss the Centennial booklets. All subcommittees will meet on Tuesday, April 16, at 5:30 PM. The Gilberts will be presenting information about the graphics for the Centennial Celebration that will be used on banners, t-shirts, etc. In addition, the Gilberts will announce timeline dates when things need to be ready for publication. The Centennial Committee needs as much participation and support as possible. Judd will keep the Pastoral Council updated as they go along.

V. New Business

A. Harold was asked by a parishioner about the spacing of the pews. The person asking felt that the pews are too close and was wondering if they could be repositioned to make more room. We would need to keep this in mind for the future as it would only be done if a major renovation were to occur, such as replacing the floor tiles. Further discussion indicated that others prefer the current spacing. There was concern that if such a change were to be made, we would lose necessary seating space. Both viewpoints will be kept in mind if such a change is considered in the future.

B. Dale Rivard announced that the kitchen floor will be replaced with commercial tile squares and displayed a sample. The tiles can be replaced individually in the future, if necessary. The current linoleum floor is rippled as a result of the moisture in the floor from the flood. The work will occur in April at an estimated cost of $8,000-10,000.

C. Dale reported that the Church addition/new elevator project was released for bids this week. The Finance Committee is expecting final bids in 4-6 weeks.

VI. Fr. Dan led the group in closing prayer.

VII. Adjournment � The meeting was adjourned at 7:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � February 7, 2013

Council Members Present: Dana Hillebrand, Judd McKinnon, Russ Prochko, Angela Scheett, Fr. Dan Mrnarevic � Ex Officio

Staff Present: Don Palmiscino, Deacon Sam Pupino

Others Present: Laurel Ann Dukart

I. Call to Order � Russ Prochko, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Fr. Dan led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as submitted.

III. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: Fr Dan stated that at the Deanery Meeting today, they spoke with the chaplains' ministry from Valley Memorial Homes. Holy Family takes care of Valley Eldercare and Valley 4000; St. Mary's covers Parkwood. Mass is offered every Tuesday at Valley Memorial Homes, and Communion is three times a week. The Catholic priests still take care of emergencies. Fr. Dan gave an update about our building plans. The engineers were here yesterday. We have received another good-sized donation and are still waiting on bids for a contract. Confirmation ("catch up") will be held this Saturday at St. Michael's. Three St. Mary's students will be confirmed. The Cemetery Chapel is taking shape; it will be a simple chapel, but obviously Catholic.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Don Palmiscino distributed an updated list for RE attendance. There are currently 105 students in Preschool-12^th grade. Relay for Life is May 31. Our team is St. Mary's KC/Youth. They will pray the Rosary as a group at 10 PM. Others are welcome. For a fundraiser, they will raffle off a quilt made by the Parish. The Elementary Lenten Project will be about prayer. The 7-12^th grade Movie Night is on February 20. They will watch "The Passion of the Christ". Don has received information about the National Catholic Youth Conference to be held November 22-23 in Indianapolis. The Youth will be raising money to help offset costs for students to attend.

C. Knights of Columbus: No report.

D. Altar Society: Laurel Ann Dukart reported that the Soup Suppers will start on February 20 and be held every Wednesday during Lent, except March 13 when the Catholic Daughters will have an Irish Dinner (corned beef and cabbage). The Altar Society will continue serving coffee and rolls on Sunday between Masses during Lent. The menu for Palm Sunday Dinner will be the same as last year.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: Fr. Dan reported that there was no Mardi Gras celebration this year because there were not enough volunteers and too many other things were going on.

F. Liturgy Committee: In Virginia Wilson's absence, Dana Hillebrand read the notes from the most recent Liturgy Committee Meeting. Ash Wednesday Masses will be at 8 AM, 12:10 PM, and 7 PM at St. Mary's and 10:30 AM at Parkwood. We have new books for the Stations of the Cross, which are held at 5:15 PM on Fridays during Lent. The Reconciliation Service will be on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 PM. New altar, pulpit, and Tabernacle covers have been made, as well as a new banner for Lent. Help is needed to decorate for the Easter Vigil after the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.

G. Health Ministry: No report.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Fr. Dan said that the next School Board meeting will be on February 13. The Holy Family/St. Mary's School fundraiser will be Friday, February 15. We still need to fill the open Board position for St. Mary's. The next School Mass at St. Mary's will be on March 17 at 10:30 AM (we have this twice a year, in the fall and the spring).

IV. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: Judd McKinnon reported that the last meeting of this committee was in January. The next meeting of the full committee will be at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, April 16. They broke up into smaller subcommittees and need time to allow them to work. The subcommittees include: Schedule & Events, Media/Advertising, Interviews, Promotional Items, Centennial Booklet, Recordings (CD/DVD), and New Directory. They need help, so anyone interested in participating is welcome. Contact the Parish Office for more information. Deacon Sam announced that he has received a response from the Sisters of St. Joseph. They are getting together pictures of past principals and teachers.

V. Unfinished Business � Fr. Dan gave a reminder about his Lenten Reflections which will be at 7 PM on Wednesdays. They will be about the major achievements of the Second Vatican Council and the difference it made to the Church.

VI. Deacon Sam led the group in closing prayer.

VII. Adjournment � The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � January 3, 2013

Council Members Present: David Gilbert, Harold Narlock, Russ Prochko, Angela Scheett, Dale Rivard � Lay Director

Staff Present: Fr. Bill Callery, Ellen Rose, Virginia Wilson

I. Call to Order � Harold Narlock called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Fr. Bill Callery led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as submitted.

III. New Business

A. Harold announced Dana Hillebrand as the new Pastoral Council member.

B. Election of Officers: Harold Narlock was reelected Chair, on the condition that this is his last year as Chair. Russ Prochko was elected Vice Chair and Angela Scheett was reelected Secretary.

IV. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: Fr. Bill reported that Fr. Dan is on vacation until January 11. Fr. Kurtis Gunwall will be preaching at all Masses this weekend. Fr. Dan was very happy with Christmas. A substantial donation was made to the Parish for the new addition. The Chrism Mass will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 25, at St. Mary�s Cathedral in Fargo.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: No report.

C. Knights of Columbus: Harold announced that the next KC Breakfast will be on January 20.

D. Altar Society: No report.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: Ellen Rose announced that the next meeting will be held on January 14 at 6 PM, at which the committee will start planning for Mardi Gras on February 10.

F. Liturgy Committee: Virginia Wilson reported that everything went well for Christmas. The Jesse Tree recipients were pleased with their gifts. The Nativity set is very old and needs to be refurbished if funds are available. Ellen will contact Henning Restoration to make arrangements for this. The next Liturgy Committee meeting will be at 6:30 PM on February 5.

G. Health Ministry: No report.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Ellen stated that the School Board position still needs to be filled.

V. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: The next meeting will be held at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, January 20.

VI. Unfinished Business

A. David Gilbert asked about the status of the elevator. It was repaired in November, but is broken again. Ellen stated that it is supposed to be fixed this week.

VII. Fr. Bill led the group in closing prayer.

VIII. Adjournment � The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � November 1, 2012

Council Members Present: David Gilbert, Harold Narlock, Angela Scheett, Stacy Evens � Lay Director

Staff Present: Ellen Rose, Virginia Wilson

I. Call to Order � Chair Harold Narlock called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Virginia Wilson led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as presented.

III. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: In Fr. Dan�s absence, Ellen Rose gave the Pastor�s Report. There will be a meeting for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers on November 7. The replacement of speakers in the Church has been approved by the Finance Committee and will occur soon. St. Mary�s priests and staff will be attending a workshop on November 15 in Fargo, so the Parish Office will be closed. Mass on Thanksgiving will be at 9:30 AM. The Parish Mission will be held December 8-12. Please look around for worthy candidates for the Pastoral Council.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Ellen also presented Don Palmiscno�s report. Registration for Religious Education has gone up since last month; there are currently 87 students in the Elementary program and 40 in the Junior/Senior High program for a total of 127. About 80 people attended the Fall Festival on October 28, which was down from last year. Four High School students attended the �Life Worth Defending� talk on October 30. According to Don, it was an excellent talk on forgiveness. The Junior/Senior High students attended the All Saints Day Mass on October 31. They were Altar Servers, Lectors, picked up the collection, and brought up the Offertory gifts. Altar Server practice will be held on Sunday, November 4, after 10:30 AM Mass. The Elementary Christmas program is scheduled for Sunday, December 16.

C. Knights of Columbus: Harold Narlock reported that the KC Breakfast held in October was very successful; the proceeds were donated to Right to Life. The next KC Breakfast will be on December 2. The meeting date for the 4^th Degree has been moved to November 29 because of Thanksgiving. The KCs are organizing a get-together on November 11 for younger members of the Parish to present information about the Knights of Columbus. The ND State Deputy will be here on November 26 to meet with the KC members in this area.

D. Altar Society: No report.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: Ellen stated that the next event for this committee is Mardi Gras.

F. Liturgy Committee: Virginia reported that part of the Altar Server training on November 4 will include an explanation of the parts of the Mass so the children serving will have a better understanding of what is going on. Fr. Dan suggested that Altar Servers start in 4^th Grade or later. Family members of parishioners who have passed away during the past year have been invited to the All Souls Day Mass at 8:00 AM on Friday, November 2. Coffee and rolls will be served following the Mass. The Thanksgiving Mass will be at 9:30 AM. The Altar Society will be baking bread for the blessing during Mass. There have been several Baptisms recently. New material was ordered for Lenten banners. The trees for Advent decoration have been ordered. This committee is getting the Jesse Tree together. There will be a flyer in the Bulletin about the Advent environment.

G. Health Ministry: No report.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Ellen stated that the Parish Office has received a directory of St. Mary�s children attending Holy Family/St. Mary�s School.

IV. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: Stacy Evens stated that at the last meeting of this committee, the focus was on setting up subcommittees and asking for more volunteers. She distributed a list of the seven subcommittees which include Schedule and Events, Media/Advertising, Interviews, Promotional Items, Centennial Booklet, Recordings CD/DVD, and New Directory.

V. Unfinished Business

A. Harold brought up the upcoming election. We need to fill at least one position. Ellen will put a notice in the Bulletin and ask Fr. Dan to announce the opening from the pulpit.

B. Stacy gave an update on remodeling plans. EAPC is putting a contract together for the remodel bid, revising it to something for which we believe we can raise the funds. However, they will be presenting bids for both projects, the original design and a modified one to reduce the cost. The bids will be sent to the Diocese for review. Once the contract is signed, we can get actual bids for true costs.

VI. New Business

A. Virginia mentioned concerns about the Church elevator door not latching and getting stuck open. It was suggested that we have it checked for maintenance.

VII. Other:

A. Virginia led the group in closing prayer.

VIII. Adjournment � The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � October 4, 2012

Council Members Present: David Gilbert, Cheryl Hoekstra, Judd McKinnon, Harold Narlock, Russ Prochko, Angela Scheett, Dale Rivard � Lay Director, Fr. Dan Mrnarevic � Ex Officio

Staff Present: Virginia Esslinger, Don Palmiscno, Deacon Sam Pupino, Ellen Rose, Virginia Wilson

Others Present: Laurel Ann Dukart

I. Call to Order � Chair Harold Narlock called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Fr. Dan Mrnarevic led the group in opening prayer.

II. Agenda � The agenda was approved as presented.

III. Standing Committees

A. Pastor�s Report: Fr. Dan stated that he recently returned from the Presbyteral Days meeting held in Jamestown October 1-3. This annual seminar and business meeting for the priests of the Fargo Diocese was very good, according to Fr. Dan. Bishop Kagan, Apostolic Administrator, arrived on Wednesday. He has appointed Msgr. Goering as Vicar General. Fr. Dan discussed some changes that the Liturgy Committee would like to make during Mass to improve the Liturgy. Announcements about fundraisers, etc., will be made before Mass starts, instead of after Communion, as has been the recent practice. In addition, the Choir will be asked not to sing a song during Communion, perhaps having instrumental meditative music, instead. Fr. Dan also announced that Scripture Study will start Tuesday, October 9, and the Year of Faith begins Thursday, October 11.

B. Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Don Palmiscno distributed information about this year�s RE enrollment. It is up from last year, and attendance has been good. They have started introducing a new curriculum, �Circle of Grace�, to the Middle School and High School (MS/HS), which teaches students how to respect themselves and others. The MS/HS students are invited to participate at the Public Square Rosary Crusade at noon on October 13 and they will help with the Fall Festival as proceeds from that event will go to the Youth Fund. Other upcoming events for the MS/HS students were announced, as well.

C. Knights of Columbus: Don announced that a KC Breakfast will be held on October 14. The 4^th Degree has been asked to participate in the flag ceremony for the Public Square Rosary Crusade on October 13, and will participate in the flag ceremony for the Youth Convention to be held at St. Michael�s on October 14, as well. Installation of Officers occurred at 8:30 AM Mass on September 30.

D. Altar Society: Laurel Ann Dukart announced that over 500 people were served during the Fall Dinner, up about 100 from last year. There were several good comments about the meals. Many food items were donated, so ticket sales should be profit. Coffee and rolls started September 30. The Senior Christmas Party will be held on December 15. With proceeds from the Fall Dinner, the Altar Society suggests replacing the counters in the kitchen and dish room. They also recommend replacing the carpet on the south stairs, though there was a question as to whether that would be an Altar Society expense.

E. Parish Family Life Committee: Ellen Rose stated that the committee will help with the Fall Festival, as needed.

F. Liturgy Committee: Virginia Wilson stated that the committee met on September 18. They talked about the Time and Talent forms, which were distributed on September 30. To date, there has not been a good response, though they hope to receive more completed forms in the upcoming weekend. The new schedule is out for sacristans. Don and Andy Palmiscno will do Altar Server training in early November, date yet to be determined. There will be a workshop for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers on November 7, time yet to be determined. A theological explanation of the Sacrament of Anointing will be put on the front of the Bulletin along with an announcement in the Bulletin stating that the group Anointing of the Sick will be decreased to every other month. Fr. Dan will do individual anointing, upon request. They are looking for someone to lead the Rosary before 5:30 PM Mass. Virginia said an announcement will be placed in the Bulletin that assisted hearing equipment is available for those who need it. The celebration of the Holy Year of Faith will begin on Thursday, October 11, with bells rung at noon for three minutes. There will also be a celebratory Mass at the Cathedral in Fargo. They will be getting new banners for the Church, starting with purple. The Parish Mission will start on December 8; they are waiting for more information before printing posters. The next Liturgy Committee meeting will be on October 23.

G. Health Ministry: Virginia Esslinger discussed some of the Health Ministry activities she has done over the past few months. She will start providing Bulletin inserts again this month. A flu shot clinic was held in conjunction with the Fall Dinner on September 23. Eighty-two people were vaccinated, up from last year�s number of 72. The Advisory Committee meeting will be on October 10. Virginia will talk with the committee about having another Healing Service. Fr. Dan asked her to put something in the Bulletin about the Third Street Clinic. Harold reminded Fr. Dan about the discussion in September to combine the Social Concerns and Health Ministry Committees. Fr. Dan stated that he had not talked to Aida Wakefield about this. Virginia will add that item to the agenda for next week�s committee meeting.

H. Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Fr. Dan announced that we need volunteers for the School Board. He will ask around for someone who has children attending Holy Family/St. Mary�s School and is interested in joining the School Board. There will be a Holy Family/St. Mary�s School Mass at St. Mary�s on November 18 at 10:30 AM.

IV. Ad Hoc Committees

A. Centennial Committee: Judd McKinnon stated that the committee was unable to meet in September. An October meeting date is yet to be determined. They have plans to have the Celebration Banquet catered. The new parish directory is already scheduled. Russ Prochko mentioned the proposed contest for the centennial banner. He spoke with Don Palmiscno about getting the RE students involved. Fr. Dan said that as soon as the new Bishop for the Fargo Diocese is in place, we need to contact his office to get the Centennial Celebration on his schedule.

V. Unfinished Business

A. Harold spoke about concerns about the speaker system in the Church. Ellen and Fr. Dan met with HB Sound & Light to discuss this; a bid is coming soon to replace the speakers and work with the acoustics of the Church.

B. Century Electric was here to change the lights on the pillars in the Church. The new lights are more energy efficient and the old ones were a fire hazard. The next step is to improve the lighting in the Choir area.

C. Virginia Wilson mentioned the St. Michael�s Christmas Eve Dinner. The next planning meeting will be in October. Virginia and Ellen Tetrault will attend the meeting. Volunteers are needed to work at the Dinner. They fed over 1000 last year.

VI. New Business

A. Ellen Rose presented a request from Terry Ahmstad of the NDAD. They have asked to use the gym on Sunday afternoons for wheelchair basketball practice. Other people have made similar requests and were denied. We need to follow the same guidelines with approving this request or not. Judd moved that we give permission to NDAD for use of the gym as requested with the conditions that they have group insurance coverage and St. Mary�s activities take priority. Cheryl Hoekstra seconded the motion. Motion carried.

VII. Other

A. Fr. Dan led the group in closing prayer with a special intention for Anna Dukart and her family.

VIII. Adjournment �The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

St. Mary�s Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes � September 6, 2012

Council Members Present: Paul Helgeson, Cheryl Hoekstra, Judd McKinnon, Harold Narlock, Angela Scheett, Fr. Dan Mrnarevic � Ex Officio

Staff Present: Don Palmiscno, Ellen Rose

I.        Call to Order � Chair Harold Narlock called the meeting to order and Fr. Dan led the group in opening prayer.

II.      Agenda � The agenda was approved as submitted.

III.    Standing Committees

A.      Social Concerns: Fr. Dan reported that Aida Wakefield has tried to get others involved in this committee, but has been unsuccessful. It currently is dormant. Most requests for assistance come through the Health Ministry. Due to this fact, a suggestion was made to combine the two committees. This will be presented to Aida and Virginia Esslinger. Further action on this will be addressed at the next Pastoral Council Meeting in October.

B.      Parish Life: Ellen Rose reported that the Parish Picnic was a success with a very good turnout of all ages. The next event will be the Fall Festival, which will occur close to Halloween.

C.      Religious Education/Youth Ministry: Don Palmiscno distributed class schedules for the elementary and middle/high school students, as well as a list of teachers. Classes start on Wednesday, September 12, for 6-12 Grade students and Sunday, September 16, for PreK-5 Grade. New curriculum will be presented to the middle/high school students: �Christ Our Life� for 6-8 and �The Catholic Church� for 9-12. In addition, the new program from the Diocese called �Circle of Grace� will be implemented. Letters have been sent to all parishioners with children aged 4-17 years old. The former school library has been cleaned out and rearranged for use as a classroom. The remaining books are being sold for 25� each in the second floor hallway.

D.      Knights of Columbus: Harold stated that the KCs have not met yet this month. The 3^rd and 4^th Degree will participate in the Special Olympics on September 15. Installation of Officers will take place at 8:30 Mass on September 30. The next KC Breakfast will be on October 14.

E.       Altar Society: No report.

F.       Pastor�s Report: Fr. Dan announced that there will be a priests� meeting next week Thursday when they will make a schedule for the Fall Reconciliation services. The Parish Mission is scheduled to begin on December 8. Fr. Louis Studer will lead the Mission. With the elections coming up, Fr. Dan will not talk politics, but he is planning to address moral issues on behalf of the Church. He requested prayers for priests so they all can know what to say.

G.     Liturgy Committee: Ellen Rose read an email sent by Virginia Wilson. The Liturgy Committee will meet on September 18. They will discuss the Time and Talent sheets, set a date for the Eucharistic Minister and Lector workshop, start planning for Advent, and other ways to enhance Liturgy. Ellen distributed the new Time and Talent sheets for review.

H.      Health Ministry: Ellen stated that Virginia Esslinger asked her to announce that Molly Soeby will do flu shots and Virginia will do blood pressure checks at the Fall Dinner. The cost for flu vaccine is $29 for injection, $39 for mist, and $66 for high dose. They will take insurance.

I.        Holy Family/St. Mary�s School: Fr. Dan reported that enrollment is up. There is an opening on the Holy Family/St. Mary�s School Board for a representative from St. Mary�s. We need to select someone to take this position from those who have children attending Holy Family/St. Mary�s. Michelle Emineth is currently on the School Board.

IV.    Ad Hoc Committees

A.      Centennial Committee: Judd McKinnon reported that the Centennial Committee last met in May. They have plans for a meeting in September, though no date has been set as of yet. Alyce Stokke went through UND and Grand Forks Herald archives, as well as materials available at St. Mary�s, and put information together to create a history book and a book about the stained glass windows. Biographies of each of St. Mary�s pastors are now on the parish website.

V.      Unfinished Business � None

VI.    New Business � None

VII. Other:

A.      Harold asked that Pastoral Council members consider suggestions for new Council members. Those members with terms expiring need to be asked if they will seek another term. Elections will be held in November.

B.      Fr. Dan asked that we pray for success of the Capital Campaign for the new addition. We should engage parishioners, talk with them, answer questions if able or refer them to the Parish Office, and do what we can to help the whole process.

VIII.            Adjournment � Harold adjourned the meeting after Fr. Dan let the group in closing prayer.

Respectfully Submitted,

Angela Scheett

Secretary

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